Year 10 Science — AC v9
All 19 content descriptions for Year 10 Science in the Australian Curriculum Version 9, grouped by strand — each one links to its own page, and TeachKoala can turn any of them into a complete lesson (your first is free).
Achievement standard (what coverage means)
- •By the end of Year 10 students explain the processes that underpin heredity and genetic diversity and describe the evidence supporting the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- •They analyse and connect a variety of data and information to identify and explain patterns, trends, relationships and anomalies.
- •They select equipment and use it efficiently to generate and record appropriate sample sizes and replicable data with precision.
- •They describe trends in patterns of global climate change and identify causal factors.
- •They analyse the key factors that influence interactions between science and society.
- •They select and construct effective representations to organise, process and summarise data and information.
- •They construct logical arguments based on analysis of a variety of evidence to support conclusions and evaluate claims.
- •They select and use content, language and text features effectively to achieve their purpose when communicating their ideas, findings and arguments to diverse audiences.
- •They explain patterns and trends in the periodic table and predict the products of reactions and the effect of changing reactant and reaction conditions.
- •Students analyse the importance of publication and peer review in the development of scientific knowledge and analyse the relationship between science, technologies and engineering.
- •They explain how Newton’s laws describe motion and apply them to predict motion of objects in a system.
- •They explain how they have addressed any ethical and intercultural considerations when generating or using primary and secondary data.
- •Students plan and conduct safe, valid and reproducible investigations to test relationships or develop explanatory models.
- •They evaluate the validity and reproducibility of methods, and the validity of conclusions and claims.
- •They sequence key events in the origin and evolution of the universe and describe the supporting evidence for the big bang theory.
- AC9S10H01explain how scientific knowledge is validated and refined, including the role of publication and peer review
- AC9S10H02investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering
- AC9S10H03analyse the key factors that contribute to science knowledge and practices being adopted more broadly by society
- AC9S10H04examine how the values and needs of society influence the focus of scientific research
- AC9S10I01develop investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses to test relationships and develop explanatory models
- AC9S10I02plan and conduct valid, reproducible investigations to answer questions and test hypotheses, including identifying and controlling for possible sources of error and, as appropriate, developing and following risk assessments, considering ethical issues, and addressing key considerations regarding heritage sites and artefacts on Country/Place
- AC9S10I03select and use equipment to generate and record data with precision to obtain useful sample sizes and replicable data, using digital tools as appropriate
- AC9S10I04select and construct appropriate representations, including tables, graphs, descriptive statistics, models and mathematical relationships, to organise and process data and information
- AC9S10I05analyse and connect a variety of data and information to identify and explain patterns, trends, relationships and anomalies
- AC9S10I06assess the validity and reproducibility of methods and evaluate the validity of conclusions and claims, including by identifying assumptions, conflicting evidence and areas of uncertainty
- AC9S10I07construct arguments based on analysis of a variety of evidence to support conclusions or evaluate claims, and consider any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with accessing, using or citing secondary data or information
- AC9S10I08write and create texts to communicate ideas, findings and arguments effectively for identified purposes and audiences, including selection of appropriate content, language and text features, using digital tools as appropriate
- AC9S10U01explain the role of meiosis and mitosis and the function of chromosomes, DNA and genes in heredity and predict patterns of Mendelian inheritance
- AC9S10U02use the theory of evolution by natural selection to explain past and present diversity and analyse the scientific evidence supporting the theory
- AC9S10U03describe how the big bang theory models the origin and evolution of the universe and analyse the supporting evidence for the theory
- AC9S10U04use models of energy flow between the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere to explain patterns of global climate change
- AC9S10U05investigate Newton’s laws of motion and quantitatively analyse the relationship between force, mass and acceleration of objects
- AC9S10U06explain how the structure and properties of atoms relate to the organisation of the elements in the periodic table
- AC9S10U07identify patterns in synthesis, decomposition and displacement reactions and investigate the factors that affect reaction rates
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